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Official Toronto International Drone Day Celebration and the Autobotix Drone Cross FPV Race

Celebrate International Drone Day in Toronto!

Join us for “International Drone Day” in Toronto on Saturday May 7th from 10a-6p at the Vaughan Sportsplex II as FPV Racing Events and Autobotix host International Drone Day Festivities as the Official Toronto location for International Drone Day.

International Drone Day – Saturday May 07, 2016

Press Release:
‘International Drone Day’ takes place Saturday May 7th 2016. This follows the success of the first International Drone Day in 2015, which saw over 40,000 people in 50 countries take part.

Drones continue to be an often controversial topic, and so International Drone Day 2016 is set to be even larger than last year. Hundreds of teams throughout the world will hold events to educate those outside of the drone community about the many positive ways in which drones are used to better society. The mantra of those taking part is “Drones are Good!”

In partnership with the Academy of Model Aeronautics ‘AMA’, International Drone Day event activities vary by team and include drone racing, aerial photography and videography instruction, and search and rescue demonstrations. All events are open to the public and press, with photographs, filming and interviews welcome.

We would love you to attend an International Drone Day event. The Toronto, Ontario event will take place at Vaughan Sportsplex II, 8301 Keele St, Concord, ON L4K 1Z6 from 10am – 6pm on Saturday May 7th. The Toronto event is led by FPV Racing Events and Autobotix FPV Racing Products. Joe Scully (FPV Racing Events) is an internationally renown FPV Drone Racing Director tasked with event management, logistics, execution and commentary with an event roster spanning Canada (Ontario and Alberta), America (Georgia, Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and Ohio) and France. Paul Dowling (Autobotix FPV Racing Products) is the owner of a Toronto-based Drone Manufacturer and parts distributor with decades of RF Technology experience and an abundance of tenure in the UAV-space.

International Drone Day is supported by the Academy of Model Aeronautics, ONAGOFly, AirVuz, MultiGP, and International Drone Marketing

International Drone Day was founded by Sarah and David Oneal, of “That Drone Show”. They comment: “International Drone Day is hosted by the drone community for the public. It’s an opportunity for people that have heard of drones to find out more about them. As a result of International Drone Day 2015, vast numbers of people now understand that drones are used in good ways – from being used to save lives in search and rescue, to providing more efficient ways to monitor crops, to producing beautiful photographs. International Drone Day also highlights the much needed economic boost provided by drones, and shows that drones are fun!”

The goal of is to educate the public that “drones are good” by highlighting their positive applications

Over 150 teams in 50 countries are taking part

All events are open to the press and public

International Drone Day 2016 is Saturday 7 May 2016

International Drone day was founded by: David Oneal and Sarah Oneal, hosts of “That Drone Show” and producers of the documentary “The Drone Invasion”

More than 40,000 people in 150 countries participated in International Drone Day 2015

Press contact information for International Drone Day:
David Oneal and Sarah Oneal
Email info@thatdroneshow.com
Telephone +1 949.527.5927 or +1 949.887.6937
Twitter: @thatdroneshow
Instagram: @thatdroneshow
Facebook: That Drone Show or International Drone Day
YouTube: That Drone Show
Web thatdroneshow.com or internationaldroneday.com

Round #5 – the Winter Barnburner Drone Racing Series presented by ReadyMadeRC Official Toronto International Drone Day Celebration and the Autobotix Drone Cross FPV Race – May 6-7, 2016

Join us for Racing in Toronto on International Drone Day Weekend! Friday May 6th and Saturday May 7th the Vaughan Sportsplex II hosts Racing and International Drone Day Festivities as the Official Toronto location for International Drone Day.

Race Fees are non-refundable after a pilot has completed 1 lap in practice, though special circumstances may apply.

RACEBAND/Craft Preparation:

All of the information you need to get your Craft Raceband Ready is available here: http://fpvracingevents.com/racing-event-rules/ (note: VTX’s and Transponders will be provided, however, it is recommended that every racer use their own 25mW RaceBand compatible Transmitter, mounted in a manner that the dip switches are accessible. Transponders will be iLaps infrared technology, which will work off an open 5v Channel, and personal transponders are available here: http://rclapcounter.com/